Interview
Commitment to Safety First: The DSMB
with Eugene Schneider, M.D.
June 25, 2025

On This Episode We Discuss:
- 2:20 – What is the Data Safety Monitoring Board at n-Lorem?
- 6:50 – Monitoring the data from each and every treated n-Lorem patient is essential
- 9:40 – The DSMB consists of a collection of physicians and other experts
- 13:20 – As the number of n-Lorem patients grows, the DSMB’s responsibilities have expanded significantly—yet members remain deeply committed to supporting the mission
- 17:05 – The DSMB’s goal is to avoid any ASO-related serious adverse events (SAEs) and minimize adverse events
- 19:20 – During his time as Chair of the DSMB, Eugene has learned lessons in patience and humility
- 21:00 The judgements of monitoring boards can and will affect lives
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Dr. Schneider is executive vice president and chief clinical development and operations officer of Ionis Pharmaceuticals. As a member of our executive leadership team, Dr. Schneider oversees all stages of clinical development of Ionis’ antisense medicines across the company’s therapeutic franchises. Dr. Schneider joined Ionis in December 2013 as executive director, clinical development and became vice president, clinical development, severe and rare diseases in April 2015, senior vice president, head of clinical development in August 2018 and executive vice president, chief clinical development officer in January 2021.
Dr. Schneider has two decades of experience in clinical development primarily in the rare diseases space. Prior to joining Ionis, Dr. Schneider was senior medical director at both Synageva BioPharma and Biovail Technologies Ltd.
Dr. Schneider received his medical degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed his training in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Credits
Hosted by: Dr. Stan Crooke.
Videographer: Jon Magnuson of Mighty One Productions.
Producers: Kira Dineen, Jon Magnuson, Andrew Serrano and Amy Williford.
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